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Braves 1 @ Dodgers 2
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
May 17, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Milwaukee Braves, played on May 17, 1961 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The home team Dodgers beat the visiting Braves with a score of 2 to 1.

Game Summary

DateMay 17, 1961 
Visiting Team
Milwaukee Braves
R: 1 H: 4 E: 0 LOB: 15
Runs: 1
Hits: 4
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 15
Home Team
Los Angeles Dodgers
R: 2 H: 9 E: 2 LOB: 12
Runs: 2
Hits: 9
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 12
Winning Pitcher—Stan Williams  
Losing Pitcher—Warren Spahn  
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Game Winning RBI—Bob Lillis 

Game Info

DateMay 17, 1961 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / NightN 
Visiting TeamMilwaukee Braves 
Home TeamLos Angeles Dodgers 
Visiting Starting PitcherWarren Spahn  
Home Starting PitcherStan Williams  
BallparkLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum 
CityLos Angeles 
StateCA 
Attendance21,660 
Time of Game4 hours 15 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Stan Landes
1B: Vinnie Smith
2B: Dusty Boggess
3B: Tom Gorman

Milwaukee Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lee Maye  Right Fielder 
Frank Bolling  Second Baseman 
Eddie Mathews  Third Baseman 
Frank Thomas  Left Fielder 
Joe Adcock  First Baseman 
Roy McMillan  Shortstop 
John DeMerit  Center Fielder 
Charlie Lau  Catcher 
Warren Spahn  Pitcher 
Chuck Dressen  Manager 

Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Maury Wills  Shortstop 
Jim Gilliam  Third Baseman 
Wally Moon  Left Fielder 
Tommy Davis  Center Fielder 
Frank Howard  Right Fielder 
Gil Hodges  First Baseman 
Charlie Neal  Second Baseman 
Norm Sherry  Catcher 
Stan Williams  Pitcher 
Walter Alston  Manager 

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Braves 1 @ Dodgers 2
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
May 17, 1961

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         Game of 5/17/1961 -- Milwaukee at Los Angeles (N)

  Milwaukee          AB  R  H RBI    Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI
Maye L, rf            6  0  0  0   Wills M, ss           4  0  1  0   
Bolling F, 2b         5  0  2  0   Gilliam J, 3b         5  0  1  0   
Mathews E, 3b         3  0  0  0   Moon W, lf            5  0  0  0   
Thomas F, lf          6  1  1  0   Davis T, cf           4  0  2  0   
Adcock J, 1b          4  0  0  0   Howard F, rf          4  0  2  0   
McMillan R, ss        3  0  0  0   Davis W, pr           0  1  0  0   
DeMerit J, cf         1  0  0  0   Hodges G, 1b          4  0  0  0   
Aaron H, ph           1  0  0  1   Larker N, ph          0  0  0  0   
Spangler A, cf        1  0  0  0   Neal C, 2b            4  0  0  0   
Lau C, c              3  0  1  0   Sherry N, c           3  1  1  1   
Spahn W, p            3  0  0  0   Roseboro J, ph        0  0  0  0   
Drabowsky M, p        0  0  0  0   Aspromonte B, ph      1  0  0  0   
Morehead S, p         0  0  0  0   Williams S, p         4  0  2  0   
                                   Lillis B, ph          0  0  0  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  1  4  1                        38  2  9  2

Milwaukee        000 001 000 00 --  1
Los Angeles      000 000 100 01 --  2
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Milwaukee            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Spahn W (L)*         10.0  9  2  2  4  7
Drabowsky M+          0.0  0  0  0  2  0
Morehead S            0.1  0  0  0  1  1

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Williams S (W)       11.0  4  1  1 12 11
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 11th
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 11th

E -- Williams S, Gilliam J
DP -- Milwaukee 2, Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Milwaukee 15, Los Angeles 12
2B -- Williams S, Gilliam J
3B -- Thomas F, Howard F
HR -- Sherry N
CS -- Spangler A
SH -- Lau C
PB -- Sherry N
T -- 4:15
A -- 21660

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